Fun fact, on Hell's Kitchen Thailand, there was a contestant who was unable to finish his signature dish on time, so he just served a pile of rice. He scored a 0 and ended up as the first boot.
cooking with soda is very much a Southern American thing, it's not the wildest thing on this list by a long shot. seems like he might have gotten the idea from marinating meat in cola/Dr. Pepper/grape soda and tried to twist it and it didnt work
"Of course I put sugar in the mashed potatoes! It's what my mom always did!" is absolutely something you do with mashed potatoes. Dehydrated, boxed, instant potatoes to be precise. A teaspoon of sugar along with the butter/margarine and milk that the instructions call for gives you a balanced taste to DEHYDRATED food. Real potatoes DO NOT NEED SUGAR!
I always felt like Petrozza knew exactly what he was doing with his hen in a pumpkin. The way he presents it and is confidently smiling all the way through, like he purposefully made that monstrosity just to see how Gordon would react because it would be funny. And I wouldn't even blame him for taking that opportunity to create a memorable Hell's Kitchen moment. Absolute legend.
I don't think it was planned but it did show how laid-back and open to criticism Petrozza was... that's why he was the chef who had the most significant evolution on HK.
@@kittikatsWhy "say what you will"? Petrozza was one of the few chefs that significantly improved under Ramsay's culinary boot camp, that was probably the memory that stuck with him.
That Pumpkin was just 'under seasoned'. Meaning the actual contents of the pumpkin were not half bad - to Ramsay's standard. It's why Petrozza is the goat.
The part that blows my mind is that if I knew I would be on this show, I would be practicing my signature dish every day until I went. I will never even BE on the show and know what my dish would be. Don't these people get that this is their first impression for Ramsay? That this dish is supposed to represent who they are?! I am baffled.
4:44 Gordon is actually wrong here. That is a classic Indian dish, specifically from the South Indian State of Kerala. It is a dish called "Meen Pollichathu" (Fish Broiled or steamed, idk the exact english translation) Now of course, the lady didn't make it properly. It takes hours and hours to make, and is filled with spices. The whole fish is steamed in the banana leaf, which makes it tender and the meat just falls off from the bones. It is absolutely divine. But. That is still an Indian dish. Just because Gordon has been to India doesn't mean he knows everything in India. And this shows his ignorance of non classical French, Italian and English food.
@@kjninja164 He quite heavily implied it. "I have been to India, I haven't seen food like that". That remark is also honestly quite ignorant, just because you've been, doesn't mean you know every single dish, even if he is a renowned chef. Also, the representation of it is similar to the actual dish, so I'd get it if it looked bizarre, but it looked normal ish, flavor wise probably not.
4:38 As far as i know, Mostly South Indian states serves food in Banana leafs. Rarely i've seen North Indian states serving food in banana leaf. Maharashtra also serves food in Banana leaf during religious Hindu rituals. But i've never seen food "Wrapped" in a banana leaf. At least not in India.
What she was trying to make was actually a bengali dish known as Paturi, more specifically Macher Paturi. She did it completely wrong. But it's a considered a delicacy in Bengali cuisine.
It seems like Gordon stocks the Hell’s Kitchen pantry with pre-made foods as a trap for contestants. He always complains when food isn’t made fresh even though he’s the one providing the food.
Hell's Kitchen YT joining the "(video subject) but they get increasingly (adjective)" trend was not on my 2025 bingo sheet but here we are. What a throwback of a video too.
I had to restrain myself from peeking at what the dishes were, I must have forgotten some of the dishes because I genuinely said to myself, "what was worse than the gumbo that made him throw up" then I saw the rest and I was like, "yup, that checks out"
I feel like a lot of contestants are like, line cooks and work in a way that’s more a trade than an art. They’re slinging burgers or grilled chicken all day dreaming of a signature dish. But the challenge is not “make the most interesting thing” it’s “Impress Gordon”. He’d much prefer a perfect grilled chicken with good sauce over a big swing and a miss.
I don't know what's crazier about the first lady: the fact that she thought French toast, a common breakfast dish, would impress Chef Ramsay, or the fact that she tried to get him to take a shot with her.
**New Segment Idea" you already do a best dish throne. Try a worst dish dismissal. Set a challenge and during testing, the worst dish owner stands near the door with their hand on the handle until a worse dish is tasted. Last one with their hand on the door, walks out
The hen in a pumpkin is probably one of my favorite weird dishes and I’d honestly like to try it (if everything was made to order). Also 45 minutes to grill a watermelon is insane! For the prepared stuff that’s just available, Gordon must put it there as a test for the contestants and to pass, you don’t take the shortcut. You do the work. Just because you can use it, doesn’t mean you should.
Both Holli Ugalde 4:50 and Latasha 5:25 even though they had trash signature dishes ended up winning their respective seasons in season 7 (Holli) and season 13 (Latasha).
The seafood pancake is valid, it's essentially what an okonomiyaki is, and in English it's often called a 'pancake'. Convinced the tequila girl was trying to hit on Ramsey though.
While yes Raj's signature dish is infamous. I would actually defend the concept because I'm pretty sure Raj was making an okonomiyaki which is a Japanese savoury pancake. He just didn't do a good job with the presentation
Manda was the most sane of the lot, how wild is that? They really dug through the trenches of kitchendom to find these folks and their taste for wormfood.
Raw venison, raw quail eggs, lime zest, olive oil, scallops, caviar and grated white chocolate. Capers as well.
Fun fact: he has a youtube channel named cruisin with chef matt
That sounds have been number one.
Can confirm what the first reply says, Matt does in fact have a yt channel he made it last November
@@shadowalker5467 he even just made a video with Vinny from season 8
Exotic TarTar 😂😂😂
Fun fact, on Hell's Kitchen Thailand, there was a contestant who was unable to finish his signature dish on time, so he just served a pile of rice. He scored a 0 and ended up as the first boot.
During the signature dish challenge
The pile of rice looked more appetizing than most of these terrible signature dishes.
What? How?
Now why couldn’t GR do that, especially when some of them were guilty of using anything premade?!
He wasn't eliminated after the challenge though
Using orange soda and somehow mustering up a 3 is actually impressive!
I laughed when I heard someone sing...who love orange soda????
I had to finish....
KEL LOVES ORANGE SODA!!!!
cooking with soda is very much a Southern American thing, it's not the wildest thing on this list by a long shot. seems like he might have gotten the idea from marinating meat in cola/Dr. Pepper/grape soda and tried to twist it and it didnt work
@RedVinesTheUmbridgeW Well he got a 3, so not bad.
I used orange soda once when making a teriyaki style sauce for orange chicken because i didn't hace orange juice, it was pretty good
The rest of the dish must have been really excellently done
"Of course I put sugar in the mashed potatoes! It's what my mom always did!" is absolutely something you do with mashed potatoes. Dehydrated, boxed, instant potatoes to be precise. A teaspoon of sugar along with the butter/margarine and milk that the instructions call for gives you a balanced taste to DEHYDRATED food. Real potatoes DO NOT NEED SUGAR!
some folks will mix a little bit of vinegar in there for a Vinegar flavour
vinegar mash potato, goes well with a pickled egg, with a dash of vinegar
This is what happens when you let chefs from Kitchen Nightmares to appear on Hell's kitchen
Why would o Shay put orange soda in color green
I will never understand the logic of serving grilled watermelon to Chef Ramsay.
To convince him to open his horizons to vegan food
Then end up winning the season lol
Had to make sure Ramsey knew she was ebony
Maybe she intentionally sand bagged so she could only go up from there?
It's giving Grilled Caesar Salad on that one episode of Kitchen Nightmares
I always felt like Petrozza knew exactly what he was doing with his hen in a pumpkin. The way he presents it and is confidently smiling all the way through, like he purposefully made that monstrosity just to see how Gordon would react because it would be funny. And I wouldn't even blame him for taking that opportunity to create a memorable Hell's Kitchen moment. Absolute legend.
We lost the guy so young. Apart from Jay and Lou Petrozza is my favorite contestant.
i love the pumpkin scene w ridiculous sound effects
Also it was at a time when signature dish didn't matter. As in no punishments or rewards.
Say what you will, but Ramsay never forgot Petroza.
I don't think it was planned but it did show how laid-back and open to criticism Petrozza was... that's why he was the chef who had the most significant evolution on HK.
@@kittikatsWhy "say what you will"? Petrozza was one of the few chefs that significantly improved under Ramsay's culinary boot camp, that was probably the memory that stuck with him.
I love the Mardi Gras Gumbo, because Gordon makes literally everyone taste it except the person who cooked it
I wanna know what it tasted like! 😂😂
@@Crowskiaccording to one of them he said it tasted like a big bowl of mud
According to Curtis, he didn’t had a mouthful. Lucky.
one of them said thats pretty good actually and went for a second spoonful
6:54 This is my signature dish. I’ve never made it before.
Gives the feeling of “this is the best food I’ve ever tasted, I’ve never tasted food before”
The pumpkin will always be the final boss of signature dishes on this show
I have to disagree, I would rather have Petroza's weird pumpkin than Matt's steak tartar 😭
@ you do got a good point there
RIP Petrozza, the nicest HK contestant ever
I dunno, that "Mardi Gras Gumbo" looked pretty powerful for all the wrong reasons.
That Pumpkin was just 'under seasoned'. Meaning the actual contents of the pumpkin were not half bad - to Ramsay's standard. It's why Petrozza is the goat.
Seafood & vegetables pancake, Mardi Gras Gumbo, and Exotic Tartare
Never forgot those iconic dish
Hen in a pumpkin
I like the implication here that Raj isn't a bad chef; he's just batshit crazy.
Seafood and vegetable pancake is an actual thing in Asian countries, just not a traditional American pancake
Seafood and vegetable pancake is actually a thing in Korea, it's called Haemul Pajeon. It's actually quite tasty, it's moreso like a flat omelette.
@aaronmurillo4354 in Spain it would be called a tortilla.
You know the gumbo is bad when you pronounce the "s" in Mardi Gras. If she served that in Louisiana, she'd be arrested.
I legit thought Gordon was just going to kick her out then and there for that monstrosity
Was JUST about to say. Louisiana native here.
and the one guy pronounced the L in salmon (surprisingly it wasn't bok chewy Zach)
*Gordon* - makes a comment
*Crowd* - Ooooohhhhh
*Gordon* - praises someone
*Crowd* - Ooohhhhhh
Instead of "Hen in a Pumpkin," Petrozza should have said, "Pump-k'Hen."
You need to respect that man for actually putting those things in his mouth
The part that blows my mind is that if I knew I would be on this show, I would be practicing my signature dish every day until I went. I will never even BE on the show and know what my dish would be. Don't these people get that this is their first impression for Ramsay? That this dish is supposed to represent who they are?! I am baffled.
You new to the whole reality tv thing?
It’s crazy how there is a few winners on here. Really goes to show it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish!
The live audience for signature dishes was the worst idea this show ever had. It's almost unwatchable.
Couldn’t agree more
Reminds me of an episode of Jerry Springer
Fortunately LaTasha recovered; she was a major asset to her team and won season 13.
Same with Holly
@azunkor422 And Petrozza came in second
4:44 Gordon is actually wrong here. That is a classic Indian dish, specifically from the South Indian State of Kerala. It is a dish called "Meen Pollichathu" (Fish Broiled or steamed, idk the exact english translation)
Now of course, the lady didn't make it properly. It takes hours and hours to make, and is filled with spices. The whole fish is steamed in the banana leaf, which makes it tender and the meat just falls off from the bones. It is absolutely divine.
But. That is still an Indian dish. Just because Gordon has been to India doesn't mean he knows everything in India. And this shows his ignorance of non classical French, Italian and English food.
We have that here in Indonesia too. It's called Pepes. Whole fish coated in spiced grated coconut, wrapped in banana leaf and steamed for hours.
He didn't say it wasn't a dish, he was pointing out how she didn't make it properly using exaggerations obviously
@@kjninja164bro just wanted an excuse to write an essay
@@kjninja164 He quite heavily implied it. "I have been to India, I haven't seen food like that". That remark is also honestly quite ignorant, just because you've been, doesn't mean you know every single dish, even if he is a renowned chef. Also, the representation of it is similar to the actual dish, so I'd get it if it looked bizarre, but it looked normal ish, flavor wise probably not.
Nothing will ever be worse than exotic tartare😂
That Mardi Gras Gumbo was 💯 worse, like Big Bowl of Mud.
@ I’m so sorry you don’t like it😂😂😂😂
@@johnbolanos483 Don't like it? 😂
@@AniGamerNX I'm sorry that it wasn't up to par. 🤣
@@basemtalha up to par?😂
4:38
As far as i know, Mostly South Indian states serves food in Banana leafs. Rarely i've seen North Indian states serving food in banana leaf.
Maharashtra also serves food in Banana leaf during religious Hindu rituals.
But i've never seen food "Wrapped" in a banana leaf. At least not in India.
What she was trying to make was actually a bengali dish known as Paturi, more specifically Macher Paturi.
She did it completely wrong. But it's a considered a delicacy in Bengali cuisine.
Bengali food have dishes cooked in banana leaf. Mustard oil coated fish is i remember
Started off strong with that french toast
The dishes can speak for themselves, they know who they are
Hen in a pumpkin always makes me laugh
So Margarita French Toast is a best of the worst and Exotic Tartare is the worst of the worst
Mardi Gras Gumbo was way worse, especially if everyone thought it was🤮
@ Raj: It wasn’t that bad
It seems like Gordon stocks the Hell’s Kitchen pantry with pre-made foods as a trap for contestants. He always complains when food isn’t made fresh even though he’s the one providing the food.
And now he sells frozen dinners, the irony.
12:00 Chrissa: I am not really used to people spitting out my food........
Me: You are not used to people spitting out your food, in front of you!! 😂
I need a good laugh with Raj’s Seafood & Vegetable “Pancake”.
(6:18) MY GOD!!!
I bursted out laughing this 😂
Certified Raj moment
The whole hen in a whole pumpkin cracked me up for longer than it should have. Then when he said it was called "hen in a pumpkin", 😂 man..
12:06 Hen in a Pumpkin 😂
Petrozza with the most craziest signature dish made it to the finale somehow
I'm so glad they stopped doing signature dishes in front of an audience. They were annoying af
Knew the hen in a pumpkin was taking the gold medal in this video before I even starting watching it.
I can't believe they forgot Danny's mahi gone bananas lol
I was thinking the same
Hell's Kitchen YT joining the "(video subject) but they get increasingly (adjective)" trend was not on my 2025 bingo sheet but here we are. What a throwback of a video too.
I had to restrain myself from peeking at what the dishes were, I must have forgotten some of the dishes because I genuinely said to myself, "what was worse than the gumbo that made him throw up" then I saw the rest and I was like, "yup, that checks out"
Exotic tartare is such an iconic staple.
I feel like a lot of contestants are like, line cooks and work in a way that’s more a trade than an art. They’re slinging burgers or grilled chicken all day dreaming of a signature dish. But the challenge is not “make the most interesting thing” it’s “Impress Gordon”. He’d much prefer a perfect grilled chicken with good sauce over a big swing and a miss.
4:00 the audiance is lowkey so annoying
Petrozza's dish was definitely as memorable as he wound up being that season, which is a compliment on both fronts. RIP legend.
Ngl colleen s5's enchiladas (diapers) should be up there as well
“I teach manners too chef.”
12:08 if I ever go on Hell’s Kitchen I am determined to serve a version of this dish that works to Chef Ramsay
MATT THE TRUE CULINARIAN diver scallops caviar and white chocolate
Gordon: Why did they make this?
Producers: It’ll make some sense later
Tequila before your signature dish. Not a good sign.
4:14 someone done yelled, "Don't eat it"
This sums up 2020-2025. It just keeps getting wild
When i go camping, my signature dish is " A SMOKE AND A LOOK AROUND"
Idk why Ramsey never asked why Amanda would like to leave right now, French Toast with Tequila really?!
I don't know what's crazier about the first lady: the fact that she thought French toast, a common breakfast dish, would impress Chef Ramsay, or the fact that she tried to get him to take a shot with her.
I knew the Cornish Hen a la Pumpkin would be on top, followed by that hideous white chocolate tartare.
**New Segment Idea" you already do a best dish throne. Try a worst dish dismissal. Set a challenge and during testing, the worst dish owner stands near the door with their hand on the handle until a worse dish is tasted. Last one with their hand on the door, walks out
The hen in a pumpkin is probably one of my favorite weird dishes and I’d honestly like to try it (if everything was made to order). Also 45 minutes to grill a watermelon is insane!
For the prepared stuff that’s just available, Gordon must put it there as a test for the contestants and to pass, you don’t take the shortcut. You do the work. Just because you can use it, doesn’t mean you should.
His reaction to the gumbo always kills me 😂😂😂😂
It's incredible that they use terms such as executive chef, or even the word chef. None of them have any idea about food, except how to waste it
Both Holli Ugalde 4:50 and Latasha 5:25 even though they had trash signature dishes ended up winning their respective seasons in season 7 (Holli) and season 13 (Latasha).
Are these people for real 😂😂😂😂 good lord
Seafood and Vegetables Pancake is truly a revolutionary dish.
Tbf the only thing wrong with it was its presentation. Plus you do get savoury pancakes so it’s not the worse thing Raj could’ve come up with
Next time i go to ihop im gonna ask them for the seafood and vegetable pancake
7:41 what a hilarious reaction 😂😂
The signature dishes weren't the only things that were cooked.
12:05, Rest in Peace Petrozza
Hen in a pumpkin, missed the perfect chance to call it GourdHen. 😂
The seafood pancake is valid, it's essentially what an okonomiyaki is, and in English it's often called a 'pancake'.
Convinced the tequila girl was trying to hit on Ramsey though.
Rumor has it Kevin went back to the store after being eliminated
"I'm a little bit weird! 😇" shes so cute and props on still 3/5
I just started watching this lol and the first one was crazy. I don’t even know what to expect and I’ve seen most of these over the years
RIP Petrozza, I hope he’s serving Hen in a Pumpkin tableside to the angels…
Hen in a pumpkin is the King of Hell's Kitchen dishes.
"Who loooves Orange Soda?? 😄😂"
The craziest dishes can speak for themselvees, they know who they are
1:32 Dude thinks he’s Kel Mitchell with adding orange soda 😅. And ironically, they’re both the same age
I still think to this day Antonia faked her way out of this show
No question about it! Realized she was in waaaaaaaaay over her head
Her attitude when Chef Gordon rips her dish apart is horrid as well.
@@colintitcomb2544 shows what kind of person she was
Never seen chicken stuffed with rice. My Yugoslavian grandmother would laugh... I used to see it every sunday
The title was definitely accurate! 😂
0:48 i love her, i really do
Ramsay had to be on Ozempic before it was cool to be puking that much lol
Hen in a Pumpkin, legendary!🎉❤
Pumpkin hen would have been better
orange soda collard greens 😂 that's sounds like some high scht😂
Forgot Danny’s grilled banana
bad thing to watch this hungry
my mum made a leek soup in a pumpkin for christmas and that was delicious
Yo the hickory rubbed 🍉…… you got my f***** up 🤣
Amanda and Petrozza make their dishes as a joke. And you can see it the rest of them were blant crazy
Raj loved that gumbo. 100%
"Do you smoke?"
"Cigarettes?"
"No...."
If you only watched the first episode of season 7 you would never know that Holly would win
My stuffed chicken with rice and broccoli and cheese is a huge hit idk what Gordon talking about
So this is ending with Petrozza right?
Rip petrozza
Every one of those dishes was memorable for all the wrong reasons!!
Orange soda collard greens sounds southern af
I clicked this video just to see Hen in a Pumpkin
While yes Raj's signature dish is infamous. I would actually defend the concept because I'm pretty sure Raj was making an okonomiyaki which is a Japanese savoury pancake. He just didn't do a good job with the presentation
It's always amusing when some of the worst signatures ever, end up winners or high placements/
Manda was the most sane of the lot, how wild is that? They really dug through the trenches of kitchendom to find these folks and their taste for wormfood.
Ok Epic Video Title 😂
*"Oh...GOD!"* 🤣